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Valentines day 2018: My love story

Happy Valentine’s Day! I have no idea about the history and origin of this day but I always knew I loved it. The stores are paraded with heart-shaped balloons and chocolate boxes and most everyday household products are temporarily tinged pink. I love how love is in the air, but more importantly, I just love how my birthday was the very next day. It felt like the fun wasn’t over after the 14th, and it was great to get discounted decorations for birthday parties! I rarely did anything special for Valentine’s Day so I never cared if I didn’t have someone to share it with because I looked forward to my birthday instead. But for the past six years, Valentine’s Day has changed and it was no longer all about me. It was about me and my boyfriend, Philipp. When people first ask me about having a boyfriend, they’re always surprised when I tell them that he lives in Germany. Then I get the next question every time: How did you guys meet?

February 14, 2018

birthday or valentines day present ideas for long distance relationships

If you’re new to my site, welcome! If you’ve been on here before, yes this may be déjà vu. That’s because this is a post I already made a few years back, but since I lost everything on my old domain I shall repost here [and edit to stay relevant]!

Long distance relationships may seem like all fun and games until it’s your significant other’s birthday… Then it gets real. Or Valentine’s Day… and it gets realer. And it’s always stressful, you can’t just hastily get a gift at the last minute for these types of relationships, it includes planning and time management. Four years ago I had to get everything in order and take it to the post office two weeks before his birthday, just so it can get on time– and it did! One year I threw everything in a box and scurried to the post office and it shipped in five days! The future! And if you’re lovestruck baboon like I am, you’ll surely know that you’d have to make that present for any holiday extra special to compensate for you not physically sharing it with them.

So a birthday, Valentine’s Day, or Christmas gift or any package in general is unfinished without these:

February 9, 2017